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VOLUME 34 • NUMBER 1 (PUBLISHED MONTHLY EXCEPT JUNE & JULY) JANUARY 2015 AL MENAH SHRINERS OASIS OF NASHVILLE DESERT OF TENNESSEE P.O. BOX 78545 • NASHVILLE, TN 37207 • 615.226.7766 • 1.877.505.7764 INSIDE THIS ISSUE PAGE 2 Potentate’s Message PAGE 3 Divan Messages PAGE 5 2015 Calendar PAGE 6-7 Unit News PAGE 8 Valentine’s Party PAGE 9 Notices BACK COVER Black Camel Gun & Knife Show The Divan and Ladies of Al Menah Shriners Wish you and yours a

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VOLUME 34 • NUMBER 1 • (PUBLISHED MONTHLY EXCEPT JUNE & JULY) • JANUARY 2015

AL MENAH SHRINERS OASIS OF NASHVILLE DESERT OF TENNESSEEP.O. BOX 78545 • NASHVILLE, TN 37207 • 615.226.7766 • 1.877.505.7764

INSIDETHIS

ISSUE

pagE 2

Potentate’s Message

pagE 3

Divan Messages

pagE 5

2015 Calendar

pagE 6-7

Unit News

pagE 8

Valentine’s Party

pagE 9

Notices

BaCK COVER

Black Camel

Gun & Knife Show

The Divan and Ladies of

Al Menah Shriners Wish you and yours a

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Al Menah TempleOasis of Nashville

Desert of TennessEE

*Charles Barham*V. K. Stevenson*W. F. Hunt*J. Pink Lawrence*Ed R. Burr*J. Harry Murphy*Charles N. Rolfe*Paul DeWitt*E. M. Kelly*Joseph Higgins*Ira E. Parker*Martin S. Roberts*R. C. Derivaux*Oren A. Oliver*Lee L. Gamble*R. R. Clark*William Raine*Hugh F. Smith, Jr.*W. A. Bryan*Charles L. Cornelius*W. Bush Herbert*Marshall Hotchkiss*Jess B. Templeton*T. A. Springfield*James G. Stahlman*J. Clark Akers*R. E. Baulch*Thomas E. DossKerbela Temple ‘28*Maurice Weinberger*S. N. Allen*W. B. Hager*O. Lynn Meek*Jack Norman*James J. Vaughn*C. H. Smith*Fred C. Laskey*Ivo A. Burton*T. W. Bray, Jr.*James R. Cox*Paul R. Jarratt*J. Sumpter Anderson*Hugh W. Robertson*M. T. Gossett*Joe C. Carr*James T. Hayes*E. Lee Bennett*Orris E. Davis*Raymond H. Leathers*Hilry H. Shaffer*James N. Stansell

*John E. Patton*John D. WhalleyJack Norman, Jr.*Albert Bennett*Clyde R. Watson*Marshall S. Whitley*James J. White*G. Cooper Holt*J. Coleman Hayes*Donald R. Dunning*J. P. Foster*Gale Robinson*C. V. Cramb*J. Nelson Bryan*Robert Battle*Jerry N. Tate*Fred H. Gay, Jr.James A. Campbell*Claude G. Southall*W. B. Lawson*Gale RobinsonJ. Dudley Phillips*M. Norris Jenkins*James F. Scalf, Jr.*William B. JonesJack C. Phelps*David P. Brumfield*Zack S. Parrish, Sr.*Robert E. NewmanGeorge Cook*R. Parker GrahamH. Parker Toler*R. T. McNaneyJames L. HamCharles H. WilliamsWilliam D. JonesJohn L. Weaver, IIIGale B. RobinsonJoe BellRonny L. GreerCharles E. CardwellJ. Franklin “Jay” Scalf, IIIConley DykesDavid SmithJim Cain*Mike MartinJohnny DudleyDavid WantlandMelvin MeadowsDennis BelfordDavid VaughnCarl E. Barnes

* Deceased

P.O.Box 78545 • Nashville, TN 37207Phones 1.615.226.7766

1.877.505.7766www.almenahShriners.org

The Publication Committee

The Divan/Board of DirectorsPotentate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike VanSantChief Rabban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff HeadAssistant Rabban . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank HesterHigh Priest & Prophet . . . . Horace Perkins IIIOriental Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy WilliamsTreasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes FryeRecorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert DanielEditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maurice Smith

Published monthly except June and Julywww.almenahShriners.org

PAST POTENTATES

Dear Nobles, ThankyoufortheconfidenceandsupportyouhaveshowninelectingmetotheprestigiouspositionofPotentatefor2015.Itisindeedanhonorandprivilegetoserveyou,theNobility,inthisposi-tion.Ipledgetodomybesttorepresentyou,ourfraternityandourhospitalsinapositivemanner. ThankstoIllustriousSirCarlBarnesandhisLadyJoyceonandoutstandingyear.TheFallCeremonialwasaresoundingsuccessduetohisleadership.Hopefullywewillbeabletobuildonhisprogressandincreaseourmembershipnumbersin2015. Membershipisapriorityforourcontinuedsuccessastheworld’sgreatestfraternityandphilanthropy.Ourthemefortheyearis“PuttingOurBestFootForward”.Let’sbeapositiveexampleofwhataShrineMasonisabout.Althoughfunisanimportantpartofwhatweareabout,letusneverlosetrackofwhywebecameShri-ners;tohelpthoselessfortunatethanwe.Bepositiveandbepro-activeandwecangrowournumberssothatwemaybeabletohelpmorechildrenwhoneedourservices. Allduring2014,IwitnessedourNobilityworkingtogethertoachieveourgoals.Itshowedmethattogetherwecanaccomplishgreatthings!Let’skeepitup! IwouldliketowelcomeRandyWilliamsandLadyBethtoourDivan.MyselfandtherestoftheDivanarelookingforwardtowork-ingwithyoutomake2015anoutstandingyearatAlMenah.LookforwardtoreceivingourcalendarofeventsandreadtheShrinereachmonthtostayabreastofthemanyactivitiesandopportunitieswehavescheduledfortheupcomingyear. RemembertoPutYourBestFootForwardandbeanexample!!

Yours In The Faith,Mike Van Sant

Potentate

JANUARY 2015

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From the desk of...CHIEF RABBAN ���������������������������������

First of all I’d like to say thank you for ev-erything each of you have done this year!

To our Potentate, Carl Barns, a special thanks for believing in your Divan team, and letting us make changes and try new ideas which helped us to in-crease our membership. Our Mem-bership Team Thanks for all the hard

work. What a great year to go Gold in membership for the first time in 20 years!

It was an honor to welcome and meet over 150 new Nobles and their Ladies.

Also I’d like to thanks to Lady Tracy, Lady Kim and Lady Joyce for putting the Ladies program together you did a great job, and with that in the rearview mirror it’s time to start a new year. We still need your support to find new Nobles, ask a friend, go to your Blue Lodge and be involved. I’d like to give 100% of my support to the new Potentate Mike VanSant and welcome our new Oriental Guide, Noble Randy Wil-liams and Lady Beth to the line. I will assure you we will work hard to represent you all this year. And again thanks for your support. I hope everyone had a blessed Holiday Season and a Happy New Year.

Chief RabbanJeff Head

Last year sure went by fast. I can’t believe its 2015 already. Thank you Nobles and Ladies

for all your support the past two years and thanks for the confidence you placed in me to be your 2015 Asst. Rabban. Congratula-tions to our newly elected Oriental Guide Randy Williams and all the 2015 Divan members for being elected to your new

position. Ill. Sir Mike VanSant we look for-ward to your leadership this year and pledge

our support to you and Al Menah Shrine. December, as usual, was a very busy month and

a lot of fun too. All the parades and Christmas Parties were outstanding. Thanks to the Ladies and Nobles that made these events happen. We had another Ceremonial on New Year’s Eve and have several more new Nobles at Al Menah. This year we will be counting on every Noble and their Lady to help us in our efforts to Recruit, Restore and Retain our membership. For the first time in decades we had a positive gain in membership last year and we expect to have the same if not better results this year and beyond. I would like to thank our Membership Committee and our 2014 Membership Chairman Mike Reeves for his leadership and guidance. Remember it takes everyone working together to achieve our goals. All it takes is Plus One from last year, but that means we have to recruit 150 plus candidates and restore 50 plus suspended Nobles. We know how to do it. Be active in your Blue Lodge and tell “The Shrine Story” to as many brothers as you can. It is really very simple just “ASK A MASTER MASON TO BE A SHRINER”.

ASSISTANT RABBAN �������������������������������

JANUARY 2015

The year 2014 has come to an end, but what a great year it was at Al Menah. First of

all, I would like to thank the nobility for allowing me to serve as Orien-tal Guide, and I am looking forward to serving as your High Priest and Prophet! Congrats goes out to Randy Williams on winning the election for

Oriental Guide. I personally look for-ward to working with Randy and Beth the

next four years, and I would like to thank Kris Fisher for running and everything he does for Al Menah Temple! In closing, thank you Carl Barnes and your Lady Joyce for a great year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

High Priest and Prophet Horace Perkins III

HIGH PRIEST AND PROPHET ����������������������

ORIENTAL GUIDE �������������������������������Let me start by congratulating our new

Potentate Mike Van Sant and the Elected Divan. Our Potentate has a great year planned for us. Please show your sup-port by coming to our meetings and events. I can promise your attendance will make for fun memories! In closing, I want to thank the No-

bles who have put their trust and con-fidence in me to be elected as Oriental

Guide and will do my best for you and the Shrine. To all the parading units, the good

news is the white coat is officially retired.Oriental Guide

Randy Williams

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To all the New Nobles; it is a privilege to have each of you as new Al Menah Shrine-Masons. We are glad you chose Al Menah and we look forward to you being a vital part of our fraternity. We need each of you to recruit one new noble for our 2015 ceremonial. If you do we can continue to be the Greatest Temple in North America. If I can ever be of assistance to you please let me know. Be active, participate and encourage other to do the same. In closing, I would like to congratulate Ill Sir Carl Barnes and Lady Joyce for a great 2014. Thank you for allowing the Divan and Nobility to work together as a TEAM. Working together we DID make a differ-ence. Thank you Sir.

Asst. RabbanFrank Hester

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Al Menah 2015 Calendar (subject to change)

M o n t h l y e x c e p t J u n e / J u l y C a p t . ’ s M t g 3 r d M o n d a y - S t a t e d M t g . 3 r d T u e s d a y

01 New Year’s Day 04 Public Installation 17 Ambassador’s Mtg. 19 M.L. King Day 24 Hillbillies 31 Driver’s safety Mtg.

JANUARY S M T W Th F S

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

JULY S M T W Th F S

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

04 Independence Day 5-9 Imperial Session Houston,TX 25 Divan Day – Lexington

7 Valentine Party 16 Presidents Day

FEBRUARY S M T W Th F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

AUGUST S M T W Th F S

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

5 – 9 SESA Nashville 21-22 Music City BBQ Festival 30 Temple CasinoTrip

27 Potentate’s Ball Hospitality 28 Potentate’s Ball 30 Paper Sale Caravan

MARCH S M T W Th F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

SEPTEMBER S M T W Th F S

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

07 Labor Day 16 Ed Goodwin Memorial Ladies Golf Tournament 19 Fall Ceremonial 26 Al Menah Car Show / Masonic Day

1 - 3 Paper Sale Caravan 03 Good Friday 04 Easter Egg Hunt 05 Easter Sunday 11 Ceremonial 30 Paper Sale

APRIL S M T W Th F S

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30

OCTOBER S M T W Th F S

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

8-11 Shrine Circus 12 Columbus Day 31 Halloween / Fall Party

1 – 3 Paper Sale 7 – 10 Fun Fest Pigeon Forge 10 Mother’s Day 18 Men’s Golf Tourney 24 – 30 Potentate Trip 25 Memorial Day

MAY S M T W Th F S

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31

NOVEMBER S M T W Th F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

5 Drivers Dinner 7 Ladies Extravaganza 11 Veterans Day 26 Thanksgiving Day

6 Fishing Tournament 13 Ladies Luncheon 20 All Units Auction 21 Father’s Day 27 Casino Party

JUNE S M T W Th F S

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30

DECEMBER S M T W Th F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

4 Open House / Tree Lighting 13 Patient’s Christmas Party 25 Christmas Day 31 New Year’s Eve Party

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CENTERNEWS

JANUARY 20156

CloWNSWellwehadanawesomeyear.Agreattimewashadbyeveryonewhoattendtheannu-al clownChristmasparty,wherewecele-bratedtheaccomplishmentsoftheunitfor2014andusheredinthe2015officers.Ourleadershipfor2015areasfollowsCaptain Troy “Paintbucket” Huneycutt,Lieutenant Geoff “Sticks” King, newlyelectedSecretaryVernon“Jingles”Black-burn,andongoingTreasurerGene“Stut-ter”King.Wewouldliketocongratulatethe2015Divanthathaveadvancedtotheirnewpo-sition and newly elected Oriental GuideRandyWilliams. AbigThanksagain toScottandKimJonesforanawesome2014year,wehadalotoffunandmadesomegreatmemories.AstheNewYearstarts,don’tforgetthesickand thoseunable toattend functions.Givethemacallorsendacard.Wehavea lot of events planned for the upcoming2015year,solet’shavesomefunandhelpourkids. CLOWN’ UP

Geoff ‘Sticks’ King Lieutenant

DIRECToR’S STAFFIhopey’allhadagoodChristmas&NewYear.Fortheyear2015,theDirector’sStaffstat-edmeetingwillbeonthefourth(4th)Tues-dayofeachmonth.Iaskforyourhelpinspreadingthewordconcerningthechangeofmeetingtimetoourmembership.Drinksat5,Dinnerat6,andthemeetingat7pm.AlMenahaddedabout200newmemberthisfall–weneedtorecruitthesefellowsintoourunit. Ifyouknowsomeonewhocamein this fall–ask themtoattendourmeetingonJanuary27th,weneedthemandthechildrenneedthem.

On the health front, JoeStroud is outofrehabilitation,heattendedtheChristmasparty and looked pretty good consideringits Joe. Please keep DonYoung in yourprayersashedealswithhishealthissuesasIunderstandit,hejusthadasurgerybeforeChristmas.PleaserememberourVeterans,ourDoc-tors,andourchildren.YouandthegraceofGodmadeitpossibleforsomeofthesekidsto have onemoreChristmas. Don’t losesight of just how important yourwork isforthesechildren.ThankyouallforyoursupportandseeyouinJanuary.

Lt. Don Drayton

GREETERSA NOTE FROM OUR 2015 CAPTAIN WewouldonceagainwanttothankDonEstes for all his hardwork as Captain in2014.Weoweabigthankyoutohimforthe windows on out float, they sure willcome in handy during those Cold andrainyParadesandlet’snotforgetthegreatChristmaspartyhearranged. We look forward to seeing all of youatourmanyShrinefunctionsand the twoCeremonials Scheduled for 2015 as wellas theGreeters events. (Remembermanyhandsmakeforlightwork)

Captain Richard Kranpitz

A NOTE FROM OUR 2014 CAPTAINCongratulationstothenewofficersfor2015:Captain-RichardKranpitz,FirstLieutenant-ChadGardiner,SecondLieu-tenant-JerryTucker,Secretary/Treasurer-TomYork,Chaplain-JimYork.Rememberplaquesalesrunyearround.Don’tforgetthatyoucandonateyourun-usedAirlineMilestotheShrineChildren’sHospital.The“Kids”inourhospitalsneedourhelpmorenowthaneverbefore.OurbelatedCondolencestoBrotherPatMurphy(Captain1999)andhisLadyBobbyonthelossoftheirMotherduring2014.OurprayersandbestwishesgoouttoJoeBell,PPandTomYork,hopetheycontinuetorecoverquicklytofullhealth. Keepinourpraysallthosethatarehurt-ingandsick. WewishallaHealthyandHappyNewYear.

Lou Becker

PRoVoST GUARDIhopeeveryonehashadawonderfulChristmasandaHappyNewYear,sofar,andonbehalfoftheCapt.KenKingdon,ThankYouforallthewonderfulsupportthatwehadthispastyear.Wearethankfulforeveryonewhoattendedtheparadesandparties,especiallytheChristmasparty.Nowweturnourattentiontothiscomingyearformoregreatactivities.Ournewlyelectedofficersfor2015are:Captain-KenLoftis,Lieutenant-BarryCassetty,Treasurer-ChrisVigil,andSecretary-JoshWaynick.

Thanks Brandon Howell

ShRINE ClUb NEWS

Hendersonville Shrine ClubOnceagainwearelookingforwardtoanewyearundertheleadershipofnewPotentateMikeVanSant.Hecanhardlywaittoputsomeofhisgoodideastoworkfor2015.ABigThanksgoesouttoourPastPotentate,CarlE.BarnesandtheentireDivanforthegreatjobtheydidlastyear.IwouldliketocongratulateMikeReevesonanexcellentjobasMembershipChair-manfor2014,aclassof150newShrinersinourDecemberclass.OurShrineClubislookingfornewmembersaswell.Ifyouwereoneofthe150newShrinersorjustaShrinerintheGoodlettsville/HendersonvilleareaandnotinaShrineClub,wewouldloveforyoutojoinusatournextmeeting.Wemeetonthe4thMondaynightofeachmonthat6:00pmattheBlack-Eye-Peaat164EastMainStinHendersonville.Ourmeetingstartsat7:00pm.Callafriendandbringhimtoournextmeeting.Nobles,remembertothankGodeachdayforourmanyblessings,ourfree-dom,ourfamilyandourkidsweworkforthroughourShrinersHospitalsforChildrenandeachmemberofAlMenahTemplewhoisinneedofourprayeratthistime.

Boyd ParnellPresident

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MID-STATE GUN & KNIFE SHOW Sponsored by the Mid-State Sportsman’s Club

HELD AT THE WHITE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS-AGRICULTURE BUILDING Hwy 289 S. Sparta, TN

Ample Parking Available

BUY•SELL•TRADE

Professional Armed Guards on Duty 24 Hours

$30.00 Reserves 6ft. Table For Both Days

Saturday, March 21, 2015 - 9am to 5pm Sunday, March 22, 2015 - 9am to 4pm

Admission $5.00 Under 12 FREE with adult

Telephone

(931) 738-8675

www.tncsgunandknifeshow.net The Mid State Sportsman’s Club is a Non-Profit Organization

Upper Cumberland Shrine Club & Hillbilly Clan #151 Outhouse #3 TheUpperCumberlandShrineClubandHillbillyClan#151Outhouse#3wasawardedFirstPlaceforCivicGroupsCategoryintheOvertonCounty/LivingstonChristmasParadeheldDe-cember13,2014.ThemembershadagreattimeduringtheparadeandthecrowdsalongtheparadeenjoyedtheHillbillyfloat. WewouldliketoextendaninvitationtoanyShrineNobletojoinourUpperCumberlandShrineClubandourHillbillyOuthousefamily.Wehaveagoodtimeanytimewearetogether. FormoreinformationcallDavidBurchfieldat(931)823-2033.

Thank you and Seasons GreetingsDavid Burchfiel

Raban of the Clan Outhouse #3

Potentate MikeVanSant ChiefRabban JeffHead AssistantRabban FrankHester HighPriest&Prophet HoracePerkinsIII OrientalGuide RandyWilliams Treasurer WesFrye Recorder RobertDaniel

Congratulations!2015 Divan of

Al Menah Shriners

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Notices..............................................................................

An Invitation to Our LadiesI would like to thank all of the Ladies that helped out with our Fall Ceremonial and for your support of the Divan in 2014 and in the upcoming year. You all are AMAZING and we couldn’t do it without any of you. We are looking forward and hope you are also to our next Ladies meeting on January 20th at 5:30 in the Vision Building. If you can’t make it at this time, please get there when you can. Please be mindful of the ladies that cannot drive at night and offer them a ride. The Motor Corp and Divan Ladies will be hosting our dinner with a program of fun and fel-lowship to follow. ALL Ladies are invited! The stronger we Ladies are, the more we can do for our Shriners Hospitals for Children and Al Menah Shrine Center.

Sincerely,Tracy Crain

Lady of Noble Frank Hester

Order of the Sword of Bunker HillThe Sword of Bunker Hill Order will be conferred at the Al Menah Temple on Friday evening, January 16, 2015. Our dinner will begin at 6:00 pm and the conferral at 7:00 pm. All nobles are invited to attend and if not members , they are eligible to become members that evening. Only masons in good standing are eligible for membership in this order. The cost is $25.00 for life-time membership with no annual dues. Among the many distinguished guests at this conferral will be Noble Mike Vansant and Past Grand Master of Free and Accepted Masons of Tennessee, Brother KI Wright who will display our colors prior to the initiation. The Order teaches us to perpetuate the principles of American Liberty and remind us of the sacrifices of our masonic forefathers in forming our great republic. There is plenty of fun for each of the new members at this conferral. So we can plan our dinner count, we ask that you indicate to us your plans to attend this fun evening event. Please do so by emailing one of the following:Please email our Secretary, Jim Diamond @: [email protected] Commander, Brother Larry Kent Smith @ [email protected]... our Commander, emeritus, Brother Tommy Clark @ [email protected] Our best wishes to everyone for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Faternally,Larry Kent Smith

Honorable Grand Commander in Chief

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Nobles Visited By The Black Camel A.A.O.N.M.S.

1354 BRICK CHURCH PIKE P. O. Box 78545

NASHVILLE, TN 37207www.almenahshriners.org

NonprofitOrganizationU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDNashville, TN

Permit No. 1731

al MENaH TEMplE

DEADLINE FOR FEBRUARY SHRINER IS JANUARY 21ST, 2015

Carl David Ritchie3/10/1946 – 9/2/2014

Malden, MO

Doak Ronney Phillips3/29/1955 – 10/8/2014

Hilham, TN

Bethel Campbell Smoot, Jr.8/19/1936 – 11/18/2014

Tullahoma, TN

William Steven Downa4/1/1949 – 11/21/2014

Kingsport, TN

Fred R. Kissling, Jr12/10/1930 – 11/22/2014

Lexington, KY

Paul Samuel Cohn, Jr7/31/1923 – 11/23/2014

Nashville, TN

Felix Eugene Durham8/22/1921 – 11/24/2014

Nashville, TN

Billy Key Mullican9/10/1940 – 11/27/2014

Antioch, TN

John Lutton Forte8/14/1937 – 12/1/2014

Mt. Juliet, TN

Troy Alan Brown9/30/1964 – 12/15/2014

Winchester, TN

Description:          The  Shriner  of  the  Month  Award  was  designed  to  honor  members  who  demonstrate  a  deep  commitment  to  both  the  fraternity  and  philanthropy,  Shriners  Hospitals  for  Children®.  Personal  displays  of  leadership,  especially  by  example,  consistent  participation  in  temple  activities  and  efforts,  and/or  contributions  to  the  health  care  system,  all  add  to  one’s  consideration  for  the  award.  In  short,  we  want  to  honor  the  “unsung  hero”  of  Shriners  International.            Each  month,  one  outstanding  noble  will  be  chosen  as  the  Shriner  of  the  Month.  To  make  it  easier  on  our  nomination  board,  we  will  be  

taking  nominations  quarterly.  This  round,  your  nominations  will  be  considered  for  the  months  of  February,  March  and  April  2015.  To  recognize  these  individuals  and  their  extraordinary  contributions,  each  monthly  winner’s  personal  profile  will  be  highlighted  on  Shriners  Village,  the  Shriners  International  website  and  more.  In  addition,  the  winner  will  receive  a  signed  plaque  from  the  Imperial  Potentate  and  a  commemorative  pin.

See full Flyer and more information in the Center Office.